Letterpress devotee Jo Ann asks:
I am looking for a letterpress company that offers a seasonal package 4 times a
year. You can subscribe for a year or just for one season. I can’t find them,
but I hipe they are still in business. Any idea of who they are? Thanks.
Does this ring a bell?
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Hey ILLers,
This reader question actually comes from me. I’m in need of business cards. Who among you offers biz card design and printing? You can shoot me an email (info #at# this domain dot com), leave a comment or use the contact form to reply. Thank you!
Editing to add that I’m looking for LETTERPRESS business cards only. Thanks, guys!
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Hey Printers,
I know this is an odd question to ask custom print designers, but do you have do-it-yourself invite kits?
Also, reader MichelleP wants to know if any of our printers use recycled papers.
If you have kits or use recycled papers, please let me know by sending me a note via the contact form. Thank you!
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Hey Designers,
ILL reader, Miru, is looking for a letterpress shop that can do invitations in Cyrillic/Russian text. If you’re interested shoot me an email (via the submission form) or respond to this post and I’ll forward your contact info to her.
Thanks!
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I’ve been involved in the wedding industry for a few years now and love watching trends make their way through the bridal communities. It’s fun to see a design element (monograms) or a color combination catch the imagination of brides for a couple of years (pink and brown, anyone?) until the Next Big Thing comes along. As stationers, I imagine you get sick of trends long before the bridal population does.
I’m starting to see some new trends and am curious if you’re seeing what I am.
What I’m Seeing:
* Embossing - I’m seeing some beautiful stationery coming out that’s embossed in addition to having an inked letterpress design. What’s really exciting me is the embossing is stylish and fun. I’m seeing embossed designs on cakes, too, so I think this’ll continue to be a growing trend for a while.
White-on-white - This goes along with embossing, really, but I’ve seen a lot of white-on-white recently. White ribbon or white lace wraps on white cardstock.
* Orange - For a few years I was seeing a lot orange but only in pink & orange or lime green & orange combinations (or Fall orange + brown). While the citrus colors are still popular, I’ve noticed orange is becoming more of a stand-alone color. I love it! I’m also seeing a lot of blue & orange combinations in non-wedding stationery and suspect it’ll be making its way to weddings in full-force soon.
* Smaller weddings - Have you noticed this? On the cake side, I’m seeing a definite trend towards smaller weddings, under 100 guests.
* Purple - Hooray for purple! Lots of rich, dark purples paired with brown, with silver, and with teals and blues (think peacocks).
* Embellishments - It’s all about glam: Swarovski crystals, glitter, velvet ribbon, lace wraps.
What’s the scoop on your end, designers? What’s hot and happening for 2007?
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Our readers have some questions that I couldn’t answer so I thought I’d pass these along to the ILL community for help.
If you have an answer or suggestion, please respond to this post or use the contact form to email me and I’ll pass along the info.
Thanks!
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Designers, I have a reader looking for letterpressed ornaments she can buy without a custom order. If you have them available in your shop or at internet-based retailers, please let me know. You’re welcome to respond to this post or you can shoot me an email at info {at} iloveletterpress {dot} com and I’ll pass along the info. Thank you!
Edited to add found objects:
A selection from Moontree Letterpress’ etsy shop:
Ornament cards by Louella Press:
Another ornament card, this time from Paper Source:
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I’d like to feature letterpress (sorry, I didn’t specify in my original post) Christmas/Holiday cards throughout November. If your studio has them, please email me at info at iloveletterpress dot com. Please send actual images or links to images on your site. That’ll help tremendously. Thank you!
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